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Housing inventory is finally on the rise. According to new data, January saw for-sale inventory jump 1.2 percent over December, marking the first time in half a decade that has happened. The last time a calendar year kicked off with an increase in inventory was 2014.

Tiny homes are often billed as the new big trend in real estate, but according to data, that just isn’t the case. In fact, tiny homes only made up a mere 2.1 percent of all New York City sales in the last eight years — and that’s the highest share of all major cities in the country.

For the past few years, iBuyers like Opendoor, Offerpad and other similar platforms have been simplifying the sales process for homeowners across the country, offering easy, instant cash offers, without all the hassle and headache of the open market.
Now, with the launch of a new online marketplace, sellers can do more than just utilize iBuyers to sell their homes; they can actually compare the offers of more than 100 iBuyers in one single place, too.

Americans looking to buy a house — and do so affordably — might want to head to inward. According to a new ranking, Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Oklahoma City are the best cities for first-time homebuyers, boasting affordable entry-level homes, low down payment averages and not-so-stringent credit score standards.

The number of married couples living with roommates has more than doubled since 1995. According to new data, nearly 280,000 married homeowners had renters on their properties last year. In the costly Western housing markets, the trend is growing even more.

Aspiring homeowners are willing to do a lot in order to buy a house. According to new data, many would work an extra job or even add a roommate in order to realize their dreams of homeownership sooner.

Rents continued their upward climb last year, with even small, studio properties clocking in at an average $1,065 rent by December’s end. And according to new data, Newark, New Jersey renters got hit the worst.